control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to state; to express; to mention
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
instability; insecurity; crankiness
slap in the face; slap on the cheek
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
sincere; honest; faithful
buying and reading (book, magazine, etc.); subscribing (incl. free subscriptions); taking (e.g. newspaper)
transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; switching (stock); chromosomal crossover
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
demotion; relegation; downgrading
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
conditions of a location; suitability of a location; convenience of a location
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
being much talked about; creating a stir; being the talk of town
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)